A wooden fencing panel speared through the driver's car and narrowly missed his head (Image: Derbyshire RPU)

A tweet from the police said: “Codnor. Vehicle taken without consent by a driver who had only passed his test the day before. Lost control on icy road and lucky to be alive after a piece of fence narrowly missed his head. Minor injuries only.”

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A series of images of the scene were uploaded by police which show the severity of the incident. One photo shows where a piece of wooden fencing has speared through car and is inches away from the driver’s headrest.

Police say the driver had only passed his test the day before the incident (Image: Derbyshire RPU)

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